94
Table 3.4 (continued)
Solega name
(complete) Scientifi c name Forest type Use
seluge du:pa, du:pa,
na:ḍu du:pa mara
Soymida febrifuga Incense
Construction
biḷi ko:li giḍa Colebrookea
oppositifolia
male, ka:nu Wood used for building
fences and roofs, because
the stems grow straight
goṇḍe hullu Themeda triandra Used in construction
ja:lada mara# Shorea roxburghii male, na:ḍu Wood used to make
doorframes
kaggali# Acacia chundra na:ḍu Wood used to build fences
udi mara Radermachera
xylocarpa
male Wood used for construction
thoṇḍe mara Viburnum punctatum Wood for construction of
small huts
Firewood
kaggali# Acacia chundra na:ḍu Used as fi rewood
matti mara# Terminalia crenulata,
T. elliptica (syn.) , T.
tomentosa (syn.)
male, na:ḍu
infrequently in
ka:nu
Used for fi rewood during the
monsoons, as it burns easily
taṇiki giḍa# Maesa indica male, ka:nu Wood is slow-burning
ka:naraḷu mara/
nere
Evodia lunu-ankenda Firewood
Noxious
doḍḍa oṇṭe giḍa Cosmos bipinnatus all types Considered a weed
doḍḍatursã giḍa Girardinia urticifolia male, ka:nu Fruits and leaves are
covered in irritating spines
ko:ḷi kuṭuma giḍa,
kaṇṇu no:vina
giḍa/daiyya
mallige giḍa
Gloriosa superba male, na:ḍu Poisonous if the tuber is
eaten
ro:jiga na giḍa# Lantana camara male, na:ḍu Thorny bush that creates
impenetrable thickets
unugana hullu Heteropogon
contortus
na:ḍu Seeds can become
embedded in the skin and
cause infection
hattoṇṭe giḍa Cynoglossum
furcatum
male, na:ḍu The burred fruits can pierce
the skin and cause infections
Ornament
bikkilu mara# Elaeocarpus serratus male, ka:nu Seeds included in necklaces
gongoroḷe giḍa Polygonum cf.
hydropiperoides
4–5 Infl orescences of the
female form are tied in a
bundle with ne:ri mara , and
placed above the door of the
house (ornament)
(continued)
3 Plants in Solega Language and Culture